Golf bag



July 18, 1933. F. J. BLATZ 1,918,447

GOLF BAG Filed May 2. 1931 INVENTOR E'ag cL's Ubhn ljiaz ATTORNEYS Patented July 18, 19 33 coir BAG Application filed Maya;

i This invention relates to golf bags and has for any object to provide an improved con 7 struction for use with golf sticks or clubs of half length or full length but separable centrally.

Another object of the invention is to provide a golf bag wherein anumber of clubs of hal l': length proportion anda single handle may be-carried, the structure being such that 1 whenthebag is being ca-rried or supported frointhe upper part, the handle and club sections will be out of sight, while they will project above the upper end of the bag when the bag has been placed on the ground. I V Another object, more specifically, is to provide a golf bag wherein 'a telescoping lower portion is provided whereby the effective length of thebag-willvaryso that the golf stic'kswill project abovethe top of thebag when in one position andmay fall short of the top of the bag when in a second position. 7 In the accompanying drawing.. at

Figure 1 is aperspective view of a golf bag (llSClOSillg an embodiment of theinvention. i

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sec.- tional view, through. the golfgbag shown in Figurel p Figure 3 isa view similarto Figure2 but showing the bag in position when resting on the ground with the telescoping partsslid together. i v t f i Figure 4 is'a sectional viewithroughfFig ure'3 approximatelyon line 4-41. f t

Figure 5 is a side view. of a golf club, sec tion and handle, the handle being shown separate but'in operative position in dot-and. dash lines.

Referring to the accompanying drawing 0' by numerals, 1 indicates a golf bag as a 1 whole, and'2 a golf stick as a whole, said golf stick comprising a club section 3 and ahandle section 4 removably connected with a section 3.

=4 proximatelyhalfthe length of the-usual golf club and the handle 4 is also of half the length i club" handle, said handlebeing connected with) the club section 3 of t the usual golf suitable fastening structure 5. By reason of using the half length lstruc ture on section'3- a'number of difl'erent clubs may be carried in the bag 1 and a single handle 4 as illustrated in dot-anddash lines in Figures and 3.

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is removed in the golf bag,

The golf club section 3 ispreferably apfromthe :bag and handled connected} therewith. If it is desired t'ochange the clubs, a club section is removedandplaced sociated with a telescoping section 7 of metal,

provided with a'bottom 8 of metal orlother desired material; 'saidibottom being rigidly :whilezt-hefclubzsection of an- M l I other clubkis removed and fsistened to the fig: I

the handle'is in "place,

connectedlto thelside walls of the 's'ectionland J provided 9 for receiving the cover or lid 10,;when1the" same is not in use; Articulated'm'embers 11 are provided at; a; number of points around the telescoping sectiong7, therebeing. four shown in Figure 4, but it willbeevident that more or even less could beused without departing from the spirit of, I the -invention.

with aflange: and grooved structure 7 r Each of these articu'latedmembers is formed with abar 12: pivotally mounted-atr-ldon bracket 14 and extending slightly-past bracket; 15 connected with" a' ring 16' rigidly secured in any desired manner to body 6; A link 17 is pivotally. connected-at 18 tobracket 15 and at 19 to the sleeveg20, which 'sleeveqis pinnedor otherwise rigidly isecuredto. the

bar 12. 1. t i ,nThepivotal pins15 and 18 are preferably in vertical alinementwhile thepivotal pin 19 i I I is positioned inwardly toward 1 the section '7- whereby vthe downward pressure of the body 6 and associated parts will normally-hold the bar '11 pressing against the link 17 even shown in Figuresl and 2. When itis desired;- to leave the bag resting onthe ground,-;one or more of the arms 11 are grasped and pulled" outwardly' past dead center and then. the parts will L move to, the. position shown in, Figure 3 and remain that positionuntil the bag has been raised, Assoon asthe bag has been raised, the partswill again assume the when the partsarerestingon the-ground; as.

r sition s n igu e 2- .i'T a r n i ment "provides bracing feet for preventing I the bag from upsetting while permitting p 7 1 the person carrying the bag to merely grasp When any partlcular club is to be used, it a fit j the parts will quickly assume their normal pointothc bottom part of "said body and ex tending: normally therefrom, hinged mem r the bottom "of said body,

' being- 'pivotally connected oneend with one end of necting said links together.

sition' shown in igure The lid :10 provided with an ornamental bead 22 to agree withthe flange 23 so that when the top is V forced beneath the flange 23, a complete ornaor tube 26:is "connectcdat its upper end'with g the plate 24 and at its'ilower end with the bottom; 8, said connection. being by riveting, welding, or other suit-able means. The plate 241s provided with'a notch or cut-outportion '27 for accommodating the pocket 28, said pocket being used forballs. This pocket .may' be flexible or rigid as preferred. It will be noted that-'whcn'the lid 10 is in a closed-position all ofthe clubs and the balls 7 are'protected from the weather- 'andalso are i 9 Outer sight.

Iclaim: f y 1. A golf bag including'a body open atboth ends, a cover for one end of said body, a telescoping of the body, scoping section,- and a-plurality of hinged 'membersconnecting said bottom with said bodyiwhereby the telescoping section may, slide back and 'forth freely, each of'saidj hinge members comprising a' link connected at oneendto said body, afsecond linkhaving one'end pivotally connected to said bottomf and means for 2. golf bag including a stiff body open at the bottom, a stiff'telescoping sect-ion fitted connecting the bottom-"of said section to hers I members including a pair together adjacent one link pivotally connectejdto said sectionand one end of the otherlink the pivotal mounting of said links being such that the'links' will" move to a substantially radial position when said section has movedinto said bodyf and toa position substantially: parallel to said body when said section has been movedisubstantially out of said body;

extending normally by the top of disk being adapted to recei-Vegolf clubs, said disk havinga notch at one point, a

section fitting in-the other end a solid bottom for said tele-' pivotally pivotally coneach'ofsaid hinge, of links, said links 'pivotally nnected to saidbody,

A golf bag including a body formed with reciprocating 'section'at the' bottom,

a standard connectedwithsaid section and to near the top "ofsaid body, and an apertured plate carried by said standard, the "apertures in said plate being adapted to receive golf clubs, said standard and said apertured plate reciprocating with said reciprocating section, said plate being near the top of said bodywhen the body and said sec'tion are telescopedi 4; A golf bag provided with a body, a scoping reciprocating section at the bottom of the bag, a standard carried by the bottom of said section, an apertured disk carried said standard, the apertures in said ball pocket carried by' said body positioned to extend into said notch whereby said disk cover for said ballsand clubs'carried'by said end of said body, Y

5. A golf'bagincluding a'body provided "with a telescoping bottom section, a plurality ofhinged members connecting'the bottom of said section tothe bottom'ofsa-id body, each of said means including a bracket carried respectivelyby the body and bottom section, a lever pivotally connected with each bracket,

disk, said cover extending entirely across the the pivota'l' connection being parallel to the side walls of the body,'one of said levers extending from one bracket to the other while the other lever extends for half the distance, a sleeve connectedto the longer lever, and a pivotal pin'for connecting the shorter lever, to said sleeve at a point oii'set towardthe bottom section whereby downward pres, sure onthe shorter lever will act to hold the telemay reciprocate with 'said' section, and "a longer lever against movement, said longer lever, and also the shorter lever being swung by moving the longer lever past dead center,v

said movement being carried out "when said sectionis slid intosaid bod, g

' 6. A golf bag including a body open at the top, an open top pocketarrangedintelj riorly of the body for receivingballs, said pocket extending longitudinally of the body, a disk arranged 'interiorly of said body formed with'apertures for receiving and spacing golfclubs and with a notch forrs aid pocket whereby :the' disk may reciprocatewithout interfering with, the pocket, a bot-i tom movable longitudinally: of'said body, standard connected with said, bottom, carrying said. disk, a-fixed connection between said standard and said bottom, and a single coveringplate for covering the open en d of. the

ody including i said pocket.

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